Sierra Club, Developers Settle Woodlands Suit
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A legal battle over the Bickford Ranch housing project has been settled, with developers agreeing to pay more than $6 million to preserve Placer County oak woodlands, an environmental group said.
In a statement released Thursday, Sierra Club officials said the settlement with Bickford Holdings and SunCal, the developers, would allow about 700 acres of oak woodlands to be saved.
The Sierra Club and two environmental groups had sued to block the 1,942-acre development.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
